Climate averages 1991–2020
Sulaymaniyah weather
in June.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Sulaymaniyah: daytime highs average 34.6°C and nights cool to about 18.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 31 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bāneh (63 km away). In June its highs average 29.4°C, 5.3°C cooler than Sulaymaniyah, with 3.3 mm of rain.
Among the 59 cities listed in Iraq, Sulaymaniyah ranks joint 57th of 59 for the warmest June highs and 46th of 59 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 59 cities is 40.6°C; Sulaymaniyah is 6.0°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 4.4°C to 39.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Sulaymaniyah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C-0.8°C | -0.8°C | 131 | 12.1 | 10.010 h |
| February | 10.7°C-0.1°C | -0.1°C | 132 | 12.1 | 10.911 h |
| March | 15.5°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 121 | 11.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.1°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 88 | 10.1 | 13.113 h |
| May | 27.6°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 30 | 5.2 | 14.014 h |
| June, selected | 34.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 14.515 h |
| July | 39.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.314 h |
| August | 39.1°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.514 h |
| September | 34.1°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.9°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 38 | 3.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 17.2°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 83 | 7.8 | 10.310 h |
| December | 11.5°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 108 | 10.1 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
June in nearby cities
- Bāneh in JuneIran · 63 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Marīvān in JuneIran · 68 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Qeładizê in JuneIraq · 74 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 19.4°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Rānyah in JuneIraq · 91 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 19.7°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Hajiawa in JuneIraq · 94 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Kirkuk in JuneIraq · 95 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 24.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Ţūz Khūrmātū in JuneIraq · 105 kmHigh 40.4°C · Low 26.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kelar in JuneIraq · 105 kmHigh 40.7°C · Low 25.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Sulaymaniyah) is explained once on the Sulaymaniyah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.